
The mechanisms that regulate envelopment of HCV and other viruses that bud intracellularly and/or lack late-domain motifs are largely unknown. We reported that K63 polyubiquitination of the HCV nonstructural (NS) 2 protein mediates HRS (ESCRT-0 component) binding and envelopment. Nevertheless, the ubiquitin signaling that governs NS2 ubiquitination remained unknown. Here, we map the NS2 interactome with the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) via mammalian cell-based screens. NS2 interacts with E3 ligases, deubiquitinases, and ligase regulators, some of which are candidate proviral or antiviral factors. MARCH8, a RING-finger E3 ligase, catalyzes K63-linked NS2 polyubiquitination in vitro and in HCV-infected cells. MARCH8 is required for infection with HCV, dengue, and Zika viruses and specifically mediates HCV envelopment. Our data reveal regulation of HCV envelopment via ubiquitin signaling and both a viral protein substrate and a ubiquitin K63-linkage of the understudied MARCH8, with potential implications for cell biology, virology, and host-targeted antiviral design.
hepatitis C virus, assembly, QH301-705.5, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, MARCH8, Hepacivirus, Viral Nonstructural Proteins, ubiquitination, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Article, ESCRT, proteomics, Cell Line, Tumor, Humans, Biology (General), virus-host interactions, [SDV.MP.VIR] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology, envelopment, intracellular membrane trafficking, Ubiquitin, Ubiquitination, Hepatitis C, HEK293 Cells, HCV, Signal Transduction
hepatitis C virus, assembly, QH301-705.5, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, MARCH8, Hepacivirus, Viral Nonstructural Proteins, ubiquitination, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Article, ESCRT, proteomics, Cell Line, Tumor, Humans, Biology (General), virus-host interactions, [SDV.MP.VIR] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology, envelopment, intracellular membrane trafficking, Ubiquitin, Ubiquitination, Hepatitis C, HEK293 Cells, HCV, Signal Transduction
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